Marielle Heller achieves the ultimate in Can You Ever Forgive Me. She gives us a movie about an unlikable character* and provides us with enough details so we can feel sympathy and like that character. Part of the credit goes to the marvelous Melissa McCarthy, who excels in a person who can’t let anyone in, and feels love only for her cat.**
Verdict: Recommended
Consider also watching: Heller’s excellent The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Cost: $5.55 (though free due to gift cards)
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12.
*A post-40, lesbian, fat woman to be precise.
**I also love that this movie was not about a total transformation of this very flawed character.
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2018/can_you_ever_forgive_me.html